Xue Tingxiang learned from Shunxi's mouth where he was about to be sent out, so he figured it out for himself.
If he remembered correctly, the place was not a good place.
If they were sent out to a place with poor mountains and bad waters, at most they would suffer a little, but the situation in that place was complicated, and if they were not careful, they would lose their lives.
In order to make sure that he remembered correctly, Xue Tingxiang went to the cabinet library and read some local materials.
After turning over, silently.
And soon the above order came down. On the day it was issued, Xue Tingxiang was still in the cabinet lobby. When they heard that Xue Zhongshu, a big celebrity, had been released as a small county magistrate, everyone laughed secretly.
It was inevitable that he would pretend to say some words of relief. Xue Tingxiang exchanged greetings one by one, then packed up his things and went to say goodbye to the elders.
This is an inevitable transition. Unlike the following middle school scholars, these patriarchs are very good at superficial skills. From their mouths, Xue Tingxiang was reprimanded and released, but became the pillar of the country and shoulders the weight of society. Pillar of the minister.
In fact, it's just some scenes, and thanks to this, the embarrassing scenes are not too embarrassing. Fortunately, Wu Ge was not there, but he was spared the enemy from seeing each other. Xue Tingxiang took his trivial things and left the cabinet lobby where he had stayed for more than half a year.
When I came, I was proud of the scenery, and when I left, I was sad.
Although he didn't feel that way, it was expected that everyone thought of him that way and left in a daze.
When approaching the Xiehe Gate, Xue Tingxiang stopped and looked back at the folded pavilion not far away.
He thought that he would come back one day.
Next is to pack up and set off.
From receiving the transfer order to rushing to take office, there are three months. And rushing from the capital to Zhejiang, you can go by water all the way, but it is not difficult. It only takes a month to arrive, so Xue Tingxiang and the others are not in a hurry.
The business here in the capital can only be handed over to Gao Sheng. Fortunately, Zhao'er usually doesn't intervene much, most of the things are done by Gao Sheng, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.
As for the trip to Dinghai County this time, in addition to Xue Tingxiang's family of three, they also brought Hu San and Xiaohong.
Xiaohong and the others are the girls that Zhaoer bought back. They are called Xiaohong, Xiaolu, Xiaolan, and Xiaozi. Lan and Zi stayed in Beijing to help look after the shop, while Red and Green Zhaoer planned to take them.
After this is settled, it is time to plan to set off.
However, Xue Tingxiang selected a dozen or so men without family fatigue from the victims to serve as his entourage. This time, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and the coastal area of Zhejiang is not calm, and there are more people around you, so you can feel at ease.
Zhao'er didn't know where Dinghai County was, but judging from Xue Tingxiang's actions, that place didn't seem to be a peaceful place.
It was inevitable that there would be worries in her heart, but she didn't say anything in front of her.
Before leaving, Xue Tingxiang also asked Hu San to teach them some simple martial arts moves, and even everyone was equipped with a knife. Only then did Zhao'er realize that she was so stupid at ordinary times. She got Hu San back, but she didn't know that Hu San knew martial arts.
Hu San said that he would only do a few crop-hands, Zhao'er looked at Xue Tingxiang and Hu San again, and decided to believe him. At this time, Xiaohong was calling for Zhao'er, saying that someone was looking for her outside.
"Who?"
"I asked her, and she didn't say it was a woman."
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After Zhao'er left, Xue Tingxiang continued to talk to Hu San.
"…Smuggling is the most rampant in Zhejiang and Fujian. Of course, this is hidden under the surface, but on the surface, it is under the guise of pirates plundering the coastal areas from time to time, which makes the court disgusted and prohibits businessmen from going to sea privately to trade... Over the years, the sea ban The control is getting tighter and tighter, but it is because of the high officials in the court for profit, that they cooperate to suppress the opening of the sea... Dinghai County is only a small coastal county, but there is a place that no one knows about among the maritime businessmen. "
"Where?"
"Shuangyu Island." Xue Tingxiang pointed at the map on the table, which he paid a high price for someone to engrave. This kind of thing may not be available to others, but he has a lot of such things in the cabinet and the cabinet treasury.
The two little dots he was referring to happened to be facing Dinghai County, looking at each other.
"The previous dynasty strictly prohibited private business and foreign trade, and all foreign trade was carried out in the form of tribute. The ships that came with the tribute were called tribute ships. During the Jiajing period, there was an incident where the Japanese people competed for tribute, and the two groups of tribute envoys had internal strife, so that The city gate caught fire, affecting Chiyu, the Jiajing Hall of Zhejiang Ship Division was destroyed, and the East Library was robbed. The Japanese tribute envoys even chased down to Shaoxing, burning, killing and looting along the way. Jiajing was furious and ordered the Zhejiang Ship Division to be closed.
"Because of the closure of Shiboji, there was a backlog of goods. At that time, it was the time of the Ningbo disaster. Through intermediaries, local merchants used this as a stronghold to cooperate with Japanese tribute ships. It has become a well-known smuggling port. It survived for more than 20 years until it was destroyed by the imperial court. There have been literature records, such as this description, 'For more than ten years, wealthy businessmen and big businessmen have made profit-making traffic, and ships have filled the sea. '."
Hu San's eyes flickered when he heard it, Xue Tingyan paused, and then said: "Because of the high profits, there are many dragons and snakes here, and there are countless sea traders and pirates. In order to compete for goods and even business, all parties often resort to resorting to Forces, and even the image of a thief and a businessman occurred, the flag was hung for the business, and the flag was put down for the bandit. The reason why the place was later destroyed was because the local famous family Xie Clan had a dispute with the Hongyi people.
"The Xie family is a local prominent family, and the family has been the home of officials and officials. In order to monopolize imported goods, the Xie family used price reduction and intimidation to report to the officials as a means, so it angered the sea merchants and Hongyi merchants on Shuangyu Island. They attacked Xie's family burned down the other party's house and killed people. In order to retaliate, Xie's reported to the officials that there were Japanese pirates hurting people."
"In other words, there are no Japanese pirates. In fact, the so-called Japanese pirates were all created by them?" Hu San asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
Xue Tingxiang nodded: "Of course there is, but it is a piece of loose sand, so there is nothing to be afraid of. After the attack, the court sent Zhu Wan, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian Haidao. The smugglers who were entrenched on the island at that time. Later, because the Shuangyu is surrounded by the sea on all sides, the terrain is isolated, it is difficult to set up a camp to guard, and the Fujian soldiers were borrowed, and all the Zhejiang soldiers were bought, so Zhu Wan ordered the quarrying of piles. , which filled the port gates entering and leaving Shuangyu Port. Since then, Shuangyu Port has been wiped out in the torrent of history.”
"What did the lord mean?" Hu San's eyes flashed in vain, and he asked in surprise, "Is this place revived again?"
Xue Tingxiang nodded: "The local prominent family is greedy for the huge profits of smuggling, some sea merchants or their own clans have officials in the court, or bribed officials in the court to speak for them, so that the previous emperor repeatedly tried to open the sea ban. Rogues attacked the coast, and the imperial court moved inland for the common people, but it was just to provide them with convenience. The port gate that was filled up in Shuangyu Port has been excavated in recent years, but it is not known. "
"The lord is here—"
"The good and bad of this trip are unpredictable. I'm just telling you this to tell you the specifics. As for whether to go or not, you can decide for yourself."
"Can the little one not go?" Hu San suddenly asked, and then said again: "My Hu family has a deep feud in the sea of blood, and I hope to get it back through the hands of the adults. Even if this time is the Longtan Tiger's Den, Hu San will accompany the adults."
Xue Tingxiang smiled: "I have no one, and I have no power, but I am a family member and a dozen people. Now all of them are entrusted to you. It is hard to say whether this trip is good or bad, but there are powerful people in my hands. , more or less convenient."
"You don't need adults to say these things, you can know it when you're young."
Xue Tingxiang nodded, and Hu San went out.
Walking to the door, Hu San suddenly turned around and asked, "Why do you know such details?"
Xue Tingxiang smiled and said, "I said someone asked me a dream, do you believe it?"
Hu San is helpless, this Lord Xue is sometimes prudent, sometimes not serious, it really makes people unable to distinguish his true temperament. But Hu Sancai wouldn't believe his big nonsense. Presumably someone pointed it out, and Xue Dacai would know such details.
Without mentioning it, Hu San continued to train the dozen or so poor men. Here Xue Tingxiang sat alone and thought for a while, before he remembered that he hadn't seen Zhao'er for a long time.
He raised his voice in the room and asked, "Where's your wife?"
Xiaohong replied outside: "Someone is looking for a wife. Sir, I'll go take a look."
"You don't have to go, I'll go take a look." After saying that, he stood up.
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Outside the door, Zhao'er sneered, "You said so much, what do you want to say?"
"I thought you should be able to understand what I said."
"I don't understand! I know some people have brain problems, remember what I said to you before? That Wu's head was caught in the door, shameless! What a shame, staring at others If you don't let go of the men, all the men in the world will die or what?"
"you-"
"If you know the surname Wu, remember to tell her that if you are ill, treat it early. If you delay the treatment, I'm afraid it will be more serious in the future. By the way, I forgot your surname is Wu, maybe you two are relatives."
The man who was still wearing a cape and wrapped himself tightly in the summer day was shaking with anger.
Zhao'er glanced at her: "Don't come here if you have nothing to do in the future, I don't know you." After that, she turned around and planned to leave.
The man let out a sneer behind her and said, "You have sharp teeth and sharp mouths. One day he will regret it after staying in the bitter cold place for a long time. What face do you have to face him at that time?!"
Zhao'er turned to look at her, the light in his eyes was shining, full of confidence and disdain: "Why do I face him without face, he is my husband, I am his wife, we support each other along the way, experience The ups and downs are not something that everyone like you can understand. If one day he really has the heart of clinging, I will automatically abdicate and let the sage, but you can rest assured, it will never be you, by then you will already be an old man and become an old dish. Helper, we are looking for young people as well."
After speaking, Zhao'er pushed open the door and walked in, then closed the door from the inside.
She couldn't calm down for a while, until a dark shadow enveloped her.
"What's the matter, who is looking for you?" It was Xue Tingxiang.
"Who else could it be? It's the daughter of the aunt's aunt's aunt's uncle. Her family didn't want to come to our shop to work. I thought that woman was too sloppy, so I refused. No, I came here again, Pull me and talk for a long time."
Xue Tingxiang knew this. He glanced at Zhao'er, then looked at the tightly closed door. When it was normal, Zhao'er wouldn't close the door so tightly during the day.
However, Zhao'er dragged him to talk about Aunt Da Ni'er's younger uncle and the daughter of the aunt's aunt, and he didn't have the time to study this doubt.
"By the way, when do we leave?"
"Ten more days, there is plenty of time."
Zhao'er glanced at him and said abruptly: "Then I have to check my luggage again, but I can't bring any less things. After going out for such a long time, I have to bring enough things."
After she finished speaking, she hurried into the house, leaving Xue Tingxiang looking at her back and smiling.
Ten days later, Xue Tingxiang and his party set off quietly.
Saying goodbye to relatives and friends, saying goodbye to this capital of emperors, this is a journey of countless mountains and rivers, and I don’t know when I will be able to return.